Does the kanji 丁 stand for street sign in Japan?

[prgee]

Does the kanji 丁 stand for street sign in Japan? In Heisig 's book this kanji is named "street". I don't live in Japan. So I hope you guys living in Japan know the correct answer. Also why is it a part of kitchen knife- 包丁-ほうちょう ? Thank you all.

[KingDog]

丁 has a few meanings including "street". It the case of 包丁 I believe it takes on it's secondary meaning of "tool/worker/servant". The kanji would read - kitchen tool. It can also be used as a counter for servings etc.

Heisig will introduce you to the primary meaning of most kanji but they often have secondary meanings that you'll certainly learn as you start seeing the kanji in action

[prgee]

Thank you for the reply. Maybe I put too much emphasis on kitchen knife thing. It is my fault.

My question: is 丁 a really a street sign which is a horizontal arm with some street name, attached to a long pole next to a road?


Google images show guns, door hinges but not necessarily street sign: https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E4%B ... 66&bih=667

[community.japanese]

prgee san,
You can see a sign for example, 四谷三丁目in Japan (Tokyo).
In Japan we don’t use street names for addresses. We use blocks instead.
One block is divided into several numbers.
Suppose, one block named 四谷（よつや）and it is divided into three.
Then three are 四谷一丁目、四谷二丁目 and四谷三丁目.

KingDog san,
Thank you for the post. Yes, that’s right.
Kanji has several meanings.

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